Iruvar

Iruvar

1997 · 140 min · TA · 7.2 (32 votes)

Dir. Mani Ratnam · Starring Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Gautami Tadimalla, Revathi, Tabu · Music A.R. Rahman

“Power....Authority....Position....”

Drama

A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.

VIBE

A sprawling, passionate epic that captures the intoxicating blend of cinema, politics, and personal ambition. It feels like a grand, sweeping saga of larger-than-life figures navigating love, betrayal, and the intoxicating allure of power.

passionateepicsweepingmelancholicsteadyepic dramapolitical thrillerIndian cinemacharacter-drivenpoliticsloveambitionart vs. life

politicsbased on true storyfilmmakingactingactorsindian politicslove for cinemadravidian politicsdravidian ideology

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